Tom Marshall took a series of photographs in July and August 1905 to show the progress of building 935 and 943 North Tyndall Avenue. There were two houses still standing in 1990.
935 and 943 East Tyndall
seen between them. TKM
The angle on the above photograph is nearly identical to the homes that were on Euclid. The above picture dates from 1910, and a back porch has been made into a screen porch. In 1923 a duplex was built between the brick houses as shown in the 1990 photograph below.
background. In the foreground is the dark volcanic stone wall that was in front of the
Byrd Brooks home. This particular wall was in place from the alley to Tyndall. The
duplex was demolished in 1990 for construction of an apartment house. TKM
Land elevation is a factor to consider when choosing a site for a building. High areas that are not subject to flooding are a good location for a building; That is why Louise Foucar chose land along First Street. It is also interesting to note almost all her buildings faced south or east and toward the University.
If you look at the height of the retaining walls on lots with original buildings on them, you can get an idea of the elevation. Originally in the middle of the blocks between First Street and Speedway, there was an arroyo running from Olive Road to First Avenue, First Street was on higher ground.
a century. By 1908 Louise Marshall was supplying the family with water. Since the pipe for the
Santa Catalina apartments went right by the house it was easy to do. The last use was for a
fraternity. TKM
the right. All were replaced by an apartment; their address is now 1011 North Euclid.
To the right on the horizon a white building, Whitwell Sanatorium, can be faintly seen. TKM
the Tucson Arizona Sanitorium. In 1928 it was the Southern Methodist Hospital and
my birthplace. Mother said since I was the only baby in the nursery during the ten days
we spent in the hospital, there was no possibility of bringing home the wrong baby. TKM
